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it would be more interesting to see the health differences by profession. It's a lot easier on your body to sit in front of a computer than be a lineman working
by chasd00 3y ago
it would be more interesting to see the health differences by profession. It's a lot easier on your body to sit in front of a computer than be a lineman working for the county.
- delichon 3y agoI think you have to work very hard before it's worse for your body than extended sitting. I make my living in front of a screen so try to mitigate it by going out in the yard and simulating someone who physically works for a living.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoNews for you, sitting on your ass is way harder on the body than actually working for a living. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700832/
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoThis is gonna sound silly but, I never sit in chairs normally unless I'm being watched. I've presently got one leg folded under me, and the other tucked up, so I'm not sitting on my ass, I'm sitting on a shin and a foot. And I will probably move in a couple minutes. Is that the same as "Sitting on one's ass", or..?
- jltsiren 3y agoThat's not what the article says. The article is about the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle, which means a lot of sitting with limited physical activity. But even as little activity as 60-75 minutes of brisk walking per day seems to be enough to compensate. It also mentions that watching TV is worse than more active forms of sitting, such as office work.
- chasd00 3y agoi grew up in rural areas around West and North Texas, every single person and relatives i knew that worked in those hard, labor intensive jobs, had bad knees and backs by the age of 55 and were basically crippled by retirement age.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoYep. Now if you had to choose between bad joints or an inactivity-induced coronary a couple decades early, which way would you go?